Ritual Dagger
Originally the "phur-bu" was probably a simple peg used to secure tent ropes to the ground. No doubt the ability of the peg to pierce gave rise to the expression, "kilaya kilaya," (pierce, pierce) often a component of tantric mantras along with "han han," (destroy, destroy) or...
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